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Author Pete Woods

Quickly discovering in formative years that I was never quite going to fit in anywhere, I spent time growing up listening to punk, futurist, goth, industrial, metal and psychedelic sounds ranging from Hawkwind to The Sex Gang Children via Japan through to Crass mangled in with Psychic TV and New Model Army. Catching my first band live by accident; The Poison Girls at a G.L.C. free festival, I never looked back. Musical tastes have developed accordingly and I now spend time writing for both Terrorizer and Dominion magazine as well as co-running www.avenoctum.com and pushing the boundaries of genre definition to mould around my own eclectic tastes. Not having the patience to play any instrument myself, I see my writing, to a certain degree as putting something back into the music I love. If I didn't spend time doing this I would be an alcoholic slumped without hope on the cold streets of London. Instead I can be found pint, camera and notepad in hand covering bands both old and new and will happily accept free cider without

Nattverd – Vandring (Osmose)

I remember these Bergan based blacksters from 2017 debut album ‘Vi vet gud er en løgner’ and at the time of covering said there was not a huge amount known about them other than the fact guitarist Atyr had ties… Continue Reading →

Hymnr – Far Beyond Insanity (Saturnal Records)

Humanity and religion have led the world we live in to go on a downward spiral. This strange collective who are apparently from Russia are contemplating how we got here. It’s a tough question and one that answers are going… Continue Reading →

ColdCell – The Greater Evil (LADLO Productions)

I remember this Swiss band from their debut album Generation Abomination back in 2013. The group even though new really impressed with an album that I said back at the time “reeked of professionalism”. Since then, I heard nothing more… Continue Reading →

Paysage D’Hiver – Geister (Kunsthall Produktionen)

Despite being about since 1997 Wintherr has kept his solo project Paysage D’Hiver purely an outlet for demo material until comparatively recently when he released debut studio album Im Wald in 2020. No doubt this has brought the Darkspace musician… Continue Reading →

Altarage – Succumb (Season Of Mist)

I’m sure you know that bit in Hellraiser where Cousin Frank is all hooked up via the face and there’s a pause before his flesh is pulled apart. Well, the words “Jesus Wept” are also a very valid statement here… Continue Reading →

Raw – Julia Ducournau (Second Sight)

I remember this French / Belgian film getting released with quite a buzz about it and not without a slight hint of controversy. I immediately picked up the Blu Ray via Universal pictures and equally enjoyed and found myself nauseated… Continue Reading →

Farer – Monad (Aesthetic Death)

So, what can I tell you about Farer? Well firstly they used to be known as Menhir but they changed their name as they probably didn’t want to be known as a “rock” band and yes, I should be stoned… Continue Reading →

Mourning Dawn – Dead End Euphoria (Aesthetic Death)

I am guessing the title here refers to being so beaten down by life the only way of coping with it is being euphoric. A way of dealing with hopeless anxiety before the crash down at the other side. Seems… Continue Reading →

Syning – S/T (Terratur Possessions)

A new force in the Norse BM scene but not one without pedigree considering it is made up of Cernunnus (Manii/Manes), Levninger (Knokkelklang) and V. Einride (Whoredom Rife). This three-track album was originally released on limited cassette with just 100… Continue Reading →

LAWA – The Parallax View (Cineploit)

Cineploit operate out of Austria and are a label that deals with cinematic music and Italian genre film. Needless to say, if I ever visit Vienna it will be one of my 1st stop off points. This introduction to them… Continue Reading →

Dark Awake – Hekation (Aesthetic Death)

All hail Hecate “the goddess of magic, witchcraft, the night, moon, ghosts and necromancy”. It is not in an Enthroned sense here and this is no black metal album but a journey into dark ambient from a practitioner in deepest… Continue Reading →

The Lion’s Daughter – Skin Show (Season Of Mist)

Playing an album can be like opening a musical portal taking you to another time and place. As a listener you should perhaps err on the cautious side as you never know quite where you are going to end up…. Continue Reading →

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